Take a Romantic, Weekend Mini-Moon

Photo by: Photo Courtesy of Vanderbilt Grace

Vanderbilt Grace

›› Driving distance from New York City: 3 hours, 45 minutes; driving distance from Boston: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Step into the Gilded Age when the Astors, Rockefellers and Vanderbilts ruled commerce and the social scene with a stay at the 33-room Vanderbilt Grace in picturesque Newport, Rhode Island. The beautiful mansion is located in the center of town-far enough from the prying

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Photo by: Photo Courtesy of Vanderbilt Grace

Vanderbilt Grace

›› Driving distance from New York City: 3 hours, 45 minutes; driving distance from Boston: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Step into the Gilded Age when the Astors, Rockefellers and Vanderbilts ruled commerce and the social scene with a stay at the 33-room Vanderbilt Grace in picturesque Newport, Rhode Island. The beautiful mansion is located in the center of town-far enough from the prying eyes of family members and their grand seaside cottages on the Cliff Walk. The beaches, tennis courts and, yes, grand homes of the Gilded Age are less than five minutes via car (room rates start at $275 a night and include champagne breakfast; vanderbiltgrace.com).

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